Charette Family History
Charette Name Meaning
French Canadian: variant of Charest Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Compare Cart 4 Carte 3 Charrette 1 Sharette Sharrett Shaurette and Shorette . In some cases possibly also French: from Old French char(r)ete ‘small cart’ a diminutive of char ‘cart carriage’ (see Char ) probably acquired as a metonymic occupational name for a user or maker of carts. Compare Chachere .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022